62-year-old Edward John Smith, is at the helm of the line's newest edition. -Captain Smith of the Titanic was a cultured, well-coiffed man, very presentable with his trimmed white beard ...

Edward J. Smith. Smith was a lifelong seafarer who spent decades on cargo and passenger ships before taking the helm of Titanic in 1912. Being captain of the luxurious, unsinkable ship came with ...